<description>&lt;p&gt;David and Tamler return to one of their favorites, Frans Kafka, this time on his beautiful and distressing short story "The Hunger Artist," a story that brims with metaphorical possibilities but also implores us to accept it on its own mysterious terms. Plus gooning.&lt;span style= "color: #888888;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://harpers.org/archive/2025/11/the-goon-squad-daniel-kolitz-porn-masturbation-loneliness/"&gt; The Goon Squad&lt;/a&gt; by Daniel Kolitz [harpers.org]&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gooning"&gt;"Gooning" definition&lt;/a&gt; [urbandictionary.com]&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hunger_Artist"&gt;A Hunger Artist&lt;/a&gt; [wikipedia.org]&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.kafka-online.info/a-hunger-artist.html"&gt;A Hunger Artist (full text)&lt;/a&gt; [kafka-online.info]&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Very Bad Wizards

Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Episode 320: Forgive Me (Kafka's "A Hunger Artist")

NOV 11, 202589 MIN
Very Bad Wizards

Episode 320: Forgive Me (Kafka's "A Hunger Artist")

NOV 11, 202589 MIN

Description

David and Tamler return to one of their favorites, Frans Kafka, this time on his beautiful and distressing short story "The Hunger Artist," a story that brims with metaphorical possibilities but also implores us to accept it on its own mysterious terms. Plus gooning.

The Goon Squad by Daniel Kolitz [harpers.org]

"Gooning" definition [urbandictionary.com]

A Hunger Artist [wikipedia.org]

A Hunger Artist (full text) [kafka-online.info]